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Matt Hancock may have broken ministerial rules by failing to ask the authorities for permission to head to the jungle to appear on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
The former health secretary did not ask Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) watchdog whether it was appropriate to join the reality show.
The chair of the committee, Tory peer Eric Pickles, is set to write to Mr Hancock to seek an explanation, The Independent understands.
The ministerial code says ex-ministers must check with Acoba about “any appointments or employment they wish to take up” within the first two years of leaving office.
But Mr Hancock’s spokesperson has said is still within rules, because they allow for “one-off broadcasts” on the media without permission.
The West Suffolk MP has been suspended from the party, but defended his decision in an article in The Sun, claiming he is participating in the show so he can “go to where the people are - not to sit in ivory towers in Westminster”.
Which politicians have appeared on reality TV?
Matt Hancock is but the latest in a series of elected representative who have put themselves to a different kind of public vote: that of the light television audience.
Independent TV rounds up the previous political reality TV appearances:
Matt Hancock’s reality TV stint shows how delusions of celebrity have derailed our politics | Voices
Indy Voices columnist and former government adviser Salmah Shah says Matt Hancock’s reality TV appearance is “a disgrace”.
She writes: Matt Hancock ending up as a contestant on I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! is, let’s be honest, completely predictable.
... This appearance is the latest in a long line of acts that merges entertainment with politics. It is not a trend that should be encouraged.
... While we should all take a moment to relish the absurdity of the member for West Suffolk eating animal anus and testicles for entertainment, we should also remember that this is actually a disgrace.
Sure, the memes of CCTV Hancock in a romantic embrace with a witchetty grub are hilarious, but it minimises just how awful this is. Our politicians are already morphing from public figures to celebrities. They render themselves unserious and less accountable when they turn into glossy, perma-tanned versions of themselves. It’s far easier to get away with breaking the rules when you’re a figure of fun rather than a serious public servant.
Get the full take from Salma here:
Matt Hancock shows how delusions of celebrity have derailed politics | Salma Shah
It’s far easier to get away with breaking the rules when you’re a figure of fun rather than a serious public servant, writes Salma Shah
Another Tory says Hancock in the wrong
Transport secretary Mark Harper suggested Matt Hancock had not made the “right judgment” in his decision to enter the jungle.
Asked on LBC whether the former health secretary had made a misjudgment, Mr Harper said: “I think members of parliament should focus on doing their job, serving their constituents. That’s our first priority.
“I think we can draw conclusions from the fact that the whip has been taken away that perhaps Mr Hancock hasn’t made the right judgment in this case.”
Mr Harper’s comments come after a veiled swipe by Rishi Sunak, who said MPs should be focusing on their constituents.
One Tory colleague, MP Tim Loughton, was more frank, describing Mr Hancock as an “absolute prat”.
Mr Hancock was suspended from the Tory party soon after the news of his appearance on the ITV reality show broke.
Hancock’s ‘totally crackers’ but I wish him all the best, says Ed Balls
Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said he thinks Matt Hancock is “totally crackers” to be going into the jungle.
Mr Balls told viewers on ITV’s Good Morning Britain that he is worried it could be a misjudgment by the former health secretary.
He said: “Personally, I think good luck to him. But I think he is totally crackers to do this.
“Because I think it’s the wrong place to do it from, the wrong time and the wrong programme. To do it as a sitting MP just brings all these questions.
“He’s lost the whip, Sunak the prime minister is clearly furious, his constituents are going to be up in arms. He’s been paid to do this while he’s also going to the jungle.
“I mean, look, to be fair, Boris Johnson was on a Caribbean beach two weeks ago and he’s a sitting MP. But you know, this is a different thing.
Papers say Hancock ‘the man with no shame'
Round-up of some of the papers splashing on Matt Hancock today.
Daily Mirror taking the strongest line against the former health secretary, focusing on calls for him to resign as an MP and the anger of Covid-19 bereaved families, who have accused him of “cashing in” on tragedy. Daily Star throws back to the pandemic era, when for the paper’s readers Mr Hancock was Coco to then-prime minister Boris Johnson’s Bozo the Clown.
The Sun, which broke the news of Mr Hancock’s jungle jaunt, carries an exclusive article by the MP explaining his reasons for taking the controversial gig. Metro goes with the Covid-19 families and remind readers of the scandal that led to Mr Hancock’s resignation as health secretary.
Daily Mirror highlights the anger of the Tories and voters, while Daily Express points to Mr Hancock’s suspension from the parliamentary Conservative party.
Susanna Reid apologises after GMB guest calls Hancock a ‘d***head’
Susanna Reid was forced to apologise after a Good Morning Britain guest called Matt Hancock a “d***head”.
During this morning’s episode of the ITV show, hosts Reid and Ed Balls discussed the news that the former health secretary Matt Hancock will be heading to the jungle to appear on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.
During a heated discussion on the topic, right-wing journalist Andrew Pierce, who works for The Daily Mail, made the comment about Hancock to Reid’s dismay.
Hancock shows contempt for constituents, says Labour
A Labour Party spokesman said: "Clearly the responsibility of members of parliament is to be representing their constituents, whether that's in their constituency or in Parliament, and that is not what Matt Hancock is doing.
"It's not something that we would support in terms of him doing. I think it shows contempt for his constituents to be going off to Australia to earn money in this way.
"I think it also raises questions around the rules on former ministers seeking employment as well."
The spokesman said there are "clearly ways in which MPs should look to use all means of communications to talk about their work" but "this mustn't happen in a way which undermines their primary responsibility, which is to be around to represent their constituents".
Matt Hancock beware – politicians have a patchy track record on reality TV
“You get the distinct impression with Matt Hancock that he’s basically giving up on his political career, which is understandable, but also not understandable,” Sean O’Grady writes,
“It’s quite understandable in the sense that this career really hasn’t really recovered from his office affair; and his messy resignation, when Boris Johnson wanted to keep him on only to be able to use him as human shield later on, didn’t add to Hancock’s prestige. He does look dead in the water – but just contemplate the unlikely recent comebacks by Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak.”
Hancock beware – politicians have a patchy reality reality TV record | Sean O’Grady
Bar some honourable exceptions, it’s just clowning in the twilight – often pitifully, writes Sean O’Grady
MPs will ‘hit the phones’ so Hancock faces creepy crawlies, says Labour
Labour’s shadow health secretary has said both Tory and opposition MPs would be texting ITV so Matt Hancock gets “more than his fair share” of bushtucker trials during his I’m a Celebrity stint.
Criticising Mr Hancock’s decision, he said: “Politicians are not celebrities. We are people in a position, a privileged position, actually given to us by constituents who … send us the parliament to act on their behalf to serve their interests. That’s what we should be doing.”
Streeting told GB News: “Actually, what I can tell you on a unifying cross-party note, and we’ve had lots of divisions in Westminster behind me, we will all be hitting the phones to make sure that Matt Hancock gets more than his fair share of bushtucker trials.”
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